Local Law Enforcement
Roughly 50 cars have been marked with what seems to be human blood in the Germany's town of Hanau near Frankfurt, according to police.
Cars, building surfaces and mailboxes were defaced, sometimes with Nazi symbols, they announced in a official communication.
Law enforcement say they were notified in the late hours on Wednesday, when a man observed that a vehicle in the Lamboy district of Hanau had been covered with a red-colored liquid.
The fluid had been placed in the pattern of a Nazi symbol, they stated.
Law enforcement then found multiple other marked cars and building exteriors in the nearby vicinity.
Nazi symbols are banned in Germany under regulations outlawing the visible presentation of symbols from the Nazi era.
Officials state early analysis show the liquid was likely human blood.
"There is still no indication as to its origin; authorities are currently not cognizant of any harm in connection with the occurrence," they commented.
City officials announced they were attempting "to resolve the mystery" and have requested to the public for details.
A senior official commented the vandalism made him stunned and had to be addressed rapidly.
"This act affects the very heart of Hanau and revives the pain of the extremist terrorist attack in 2020," he posted on a platform, recalling the death of nine victims by a assailant targeting people of immigrant origin in February 2020.
